Trump Nominates Project 2025 Author to Lead Economic Data Agency

President Trump nominated EJ Antoni, a Heritage Foundation economist and co-author of Project 2025, to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, giving him oversight of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and Census Bureau economic statistics. Antoni had publicly criticized BEA inflation and GDP methodologies. The nomination signaled potential political influence over the federal statistical agencies that produce GDP, CPI, and employment data.